| Annika | Dahlia | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | grace, favour | Dahlia flower |
| Origin | scandinavian | scandinavian |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | AH-nee-kah | DAL-yuh |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1890 |
| Peak year | 2003 (1,089) | 2025 (1,420) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 1,420 |
| Trend | Declining | Near its peak |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Annika | Dahlia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,784 | 6,996 |
| 2010s | 5,048 | 7,012 |
| 2000s | 8,786 | 2,428 |
| 1990s | 2,724 | 839 |
| 1980s | 790 | 390 |
| 1970s | 388 | 442 |
| 1960s | 74 | 307 |
| 1950s | 0 | 266 |
| 1940s | 0 | 151 |
| 1930s | 0 | 124 |
| 1920s | 0 | 228 |
| 1910s | 0 | 141 |
| 1900s | 0 | 16 |
| 1890s | 0 | 19 |
A Scandinavian (and Dutch) diminutive of Anna, ultimately from Hebrew 'Channah' (Hannah) meaning grace or favour.
IS a bloom word, but the flower is named after a person: the dahlia was named for 18th-century Swedish botanist Anders Dahl (whose surname means 'valley'). So the name means 'dahlia flower' through the flower, not through a floral root word.
Dahlia is more popular than Annika today: about 1,420 US babies were given the name Dahlia in 2025, compared with 0 named Annika.
Annika means grace, favour (scandinavian origin), while Dahlia means Dahlia flower (scandinavian origin).
In US records, Annika first appears in 0 and Dahlia in 1890, so Annika has the longer recorded history.